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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / October 2004Slotted vs Drilled Rotors
I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is the same, but I haven't found any information stating one way or the other. Holo The Eradispeed line is the only drilled rotor I'd use on the street. Other drilled rotors are prone to warping very easily and cracking around the holes. > I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant >differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >  SignatureRic Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 ricseyler@SPAMgulf.net http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove –SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/baer/eradispeed.jsp > I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant >differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > SignatureRic Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 ricseyler@SPAMgulf.net http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove –SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson > I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant > differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is > the > same, but I haven't found any information stating one way or the other. From STOPTECH Faq's: "StopTech provides rotors slotted, drilled or plain. For most performance applications slotted is the preferred choice. Slotting helps wipe away debris from between the pad and rotor as well as increasing the "bite" characteristics of the pad. A drilled rotor provides the same type of benefit, but is more susceptible to cracking under severe usage. Many customers prefer the look of a drilled rotor and for street and occasional light duty track use they will work fine. For more severe applications, we recommend slotted rotors." http://www.stoptech.com/technical/ Thanks for the info! Holo > > I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant > > differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > applications, we recommend slotted rotors." > http://www.stoptech.com/technical/ One down side to the drilled rotors is the brake dust. If it's a car that you like to keep the wheels clean it's a pain. The dust is sucked into the rotor fins and gets wet when you wash it and slings out when the wheel rotates. Not a problem on an all out race setup but nasty to keep those wheels clean on the inside on a driver/show car. Dimpled or slotted would be my choice anyhow because of the cracking issue. SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51-drilled rotors = dirty wheels 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd > Thanks for the info! > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> applications, we recommend slotted rotors." >> http://www.stoptech.com/technical/ But if you get the Zinc Washed rotors it won't be nearly as bad as the raw iron stock rotors.. I HATE the rust water I have to clean off the inside of my open wheels after every wash job.. Funny but the Mr' Clean Deionized water seems to keep some of it away. It's not quite as bad really soaking them with the Deionized water... And you can also go with ceramic pads, which are a little better. >One down side to the drilled rotors is the brake dust. If it's a car that >you like to keep the wheels clean it's a pain. The dust is sucked into the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Dimpled or slotted would be my choice anyhow because of the cracking issue. > SignatureRic Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 ricseyler@SPAMgulf.net http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove –SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson errrrr...... I had rust on the brain, the zinc wash won't help with the pad dust, but the ceramics will. LOLOL > But if you get the Zinc Washed rotors it won't be nearly as bad > as the raw iron stock rotors.. > >> SignatureRic Seyler If only brake dust didn't stick to zinc it would be the way to go, but it does. No way am I going to brush out the vanes on every wheel to get the dust out. I don't have a rust problem, I have a brake dust issue that I did not have when I was running non drilled rotors. With drilled rotors it is sucking the dust into the vanes on one side blowing it through them on the other side. Dimpled and/or slotted would still be my choice anyhow because of the cracking issue if nothing else. SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51-drilled rotors=dirty wheels, you had to be there 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd > But if you get the Zinc Washed rotors it won't be nearly as bad > as the raw iron stock rotors.. I HATE the rust water I have to clean [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>Dimpled or slotted would be my choice anyhow because of the cracking >>issue. Yea I brainfarted..... on the zinc LOLOL >If only brake dust didn't stick to zinc it would be the way to go, but it >does. No way am I going to brush out the vanes on every wheel to get the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >of the cracking issue if nothing else. > SignatureRic Seyler Well, at least your brain is doing something. ;-1 SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd > Yea I brainfarted..... on the zinc LOLOL > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>the other side. Dimpled and/or slotted would still be my choice anyhow >>because of the cracking issue if nothing else. LOLOLOL Bite Me!!!! hehehehehehe ;-) HAHAHAHA >Well, at least your brain is doing something. ;-1 > SignatureRic Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 ricseyler@SPAMgulf.net http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove –SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson Lets see now, if I do that like a mosquito I have to stick something into you, not a good thought. ;-p Dad > LOLOLOL > Bite Me!!!! hehehehehehe ;-) > > HAHAHAHA > >>Well, at least your brain is doing something. ;-1 LOLOLOLOLOL :-) >Lets see now, if I do that like a mosquito I have to stick something into >you, not a good thought. ;-p > > SignatureRic Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 ricseyler@SPAMgulf.net http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove –SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson I drive my STS now 120 000 miles with Movit brakes, cast wholes in the rotors, no cracking even at German high speed braking, much better cooling and way better under wet conditions check my car at www.movit.de/htm/cadsts.htm dietmar Signaturekognak > I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant > differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is the > same, but I haven't found any information stating one way or the other. > > Holo |
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